expatwannabe

mmm

OP doesn't suffer hay fever does he? So what's the point of advising medicines for this?

The SAME response mechanism is responsible for runny nose/teary eyes whether it's from pollution or pollen.

The body detects something it doesn't like and produces histamines - which result in secretion of mucous and fluids.

Anti-histamines shut down that process. As well does anything that inhibits the histamine-producing mechanism.

I wasn't confusing the issue. My friend had seasonal allergies every year. She began taking bee pollen and found that her allergies disappeared.

She doesn't live in Bangkok with all the poisons in the air. She lives in South San Francisco.

A friend of mine used to swear by bee pollen. She claimed that her allergies completely went away after about 3 weeks of taking it.

I know you can get little jars of it in Carrefour, etc. If it works, it would probably be comparable in price to Claritin. But it would be natural.

Best to stick to gay "couples" as friends. A three-wheeled cart seems to find a lot of potholes in the road.

Not getting your electrolytes.

Try a potassium/magnesium supplement and drink a little more water.

I bought a few doses of Cipro. In the U.S., it's used for Anthrax. But it's also about the strongest antibiotic available for lower-intestinal, bacterial problems. So I used it in Thailand a few times to cure stomach problems from bad pork (or whatever it was). Certainly better than going to the doctor.

I recall paying about US$40 for a single prescription in the U.S. In Thailand, it might have been 160 Baht.

My first records were songs from Winnie the Pooh and narrative stories told by Danny Kaye.

That was a long time ago.

not too sure if this should go in health, general or farming so mod's please move if necessary...

I have a problem called varicose eczema …

Varicose eczema affects the lower legs of those in their middle to late years and is caused by poor circulation. Varicose eczema causes speckled, itchy and inflamed skin around the ankles.

Ive been told that using virgin coconut oil may help, as I have some coconut tress on my land I was wondering if it may be possible to use the coconuts I already have In some way …? Any one know what I would have to do to the coconuts to be able to use them as a possible treatment ..?

Thanks ...

Have you considered changing your diet, instead? A daily dose dose of fish oil supplements and some alpha-lipoic acid would help your circulation and reduce inflammatory illness. Folic acid is also excellent for cardiovascular health.

Clarifying again, it was a young Thai who made the original quote that is being misconstrued too often here, not a farang. As Tina Turner asked, what's barboys got to do with it?

PB, it was a quote from a young Thai, but several people agreed with the concept.

Anyway, we can put it to bed now. I got my chance to vent.

Actually, I'm already on the hook since he is my 'common-law partner.' I'm obligated to reimburse the government if he goes on social assistance in the next 3 years (as a result of immigration).

He's been my partner for more than 7 years. I knew what I was getting into.

Just an added remark..

My boyfriend has almost never said that he loves me except in emails. I suppose the intimacy of saying it in person is rather daunting for many Thais. The ones that say it to foreigners probably do so because they know it's important to us to hear it. That doesn't mean they do or don't love us. I think whether they love us is a separate issue from what they actually say.

That's the most frustrating part of dealing with Thais (at least for me). I have learned to read my boyfriend's moods and feelings, even though his emotions are very subtle. But for Thais that I don't know - it's just a guessing game.

My partner has brought up the possibility of getting married. Since this was after we moved to Canada, his motivation can't be to go to live in the West - we're already here. So perhaps it's a subtle way of telling me what he feels without using the word "love."

EXPATWANNABEE..slight misunerstanding due to a senior moment, what I said is that the concept of the younger thai guy saying 'I love' you...it is not the same as a westerner saying to a fellow westerner I love you..the thai notion of 'I love you" does not have the same implications ....fondness, affection, yes these concepts are real...but dont put them in the same context of a 'love relationship' as exists between two western men, for thai men, especially with a significant age difference, cannot be applied as so many of these lads are economc refugees, and we as western men with finacial resources that far outweigh anything they have encountered , provide them with an 'out' from their otherwise poverty sticken existence..do you really believe that an educated thai man, with a good job, is interested in you from a 'love' perspective...if you were an older man would you choose to seek out an older man to fulfill your sexual needs??

I do not discount the fact that many farang, older men, are able to sustain a relationship with a younger thai man, but understand the motives, the reality...I recall the story when a young western guy crashed his car into a fellow western man...the younger guy said, it does not matter, I am a young guy, the older western guy replied, 'but i am older and richer'...the young western guy drove off, end of story, his/story, his/teria... Dukkha

I will grant that the Thai concept of love has different overtones. But be careful when you claim what another group of people is or isn't capable of - or where they should be categorized or "put."

Generally speaking, westerners are more emotional and idealistic than Thais. Does it mean, because Thais are generally less outwardly emotional and more pragmatic, that they aren't capable of "western" love? And what is love, anyway? In our western "Hallmark card-, I love you for your mind-, you're so creative-, you make me laugh-" socieities, we seem to cherish emotion and romance and the 'idea of love' as much as or more than the love, itself. But this is all, to great extent, a function of our success. If you remove the success - the car, the home, the money, the education - what do you think will preoccupy us? LOVE?? Hardly. We'd be reduced to worrying about basic needs (thank you, Maslo). We might still be relatively emotional, but we'd be differently focused. And some potential partners of the western persuasion might even think us incapable of real love because of our neediness.

Westerners do not hold a patent on the definition of love. And you should not presume to know what every Thai person is capable of.

Thai guys can never love an old farang, but they can have a caring disposition, akin to what an older brother or even father figure represents in their own culture....but dont ever expect love in the sense that two gay males from the same culture and approximate age group regularly have...

Put your bifocals on, Popshirt.

To say that a Thai gay cannot or will not ever love his foreign boyfriend is ridiculous.

How can you stereotype every single Thai?

How do you know what every single one is feeling?

Of course, that line of thought does support the fantasy of going from boy to boy, using them as just playthings for a few hundred Baht.

I'm sure that's not your motivation at all.

You have to find where they're hiding and eliminate them there.

Wash all linens in very hot water.

The little bastards breed quickly, so you have to get all of them or you'll have another nest.

Be careful:

Maybe they need your body parts. Lever, heart, etc. Everything of you could be used.

She said Canada, not China.

Cache,

This is an obviously fraudulent offer.

I'm in Canada if you want me to look into any of it. But it's very clear that they're trying to get personal information and possibly money from you.

EW

"in air conditioned venues..."

My guess is they'll just get rid of the air con and buy fans.

You could go upscale and buy something from Clinique. They sell it at Robinsons.

I've always liked Nivea CoQ10. You're supposed to be able to use it anywhere on your body, but I used it as a hand lotion. Not oily at all.

I've seen it in Carrefour.

Yesterday I went to see a specialist about another matter and he asked my to undress behind the curtain. Somehow I managed to get my leg caught as I whipped my trousers off and fell forward landing smack on my right leg and twisting it.

The main pain is directly under the kneecap and its a bigger pain that I can ever remember having, it's unbearable and making me feel like vomitting.

Went to A&E - x-ray shows swelling inside, no break but poss ripped ligaments. One off dose of morphine and at the moment I am feeling in pain but not nearly as bad. BUT what am I going to do when the morphine wears off? They gave me cocodamol and an anti inflamatory.

Does anyone know any other thing I can do to solve this problem... natural or synthetic? Any help appreciated.

Heat will help the pain. I think you can also get a cortizone shot to speed the healing, but those hurt like a mother f***er.

You might also ask about taking steroids for a short time. They will help to rebuild the tissues.

And this has what to do with visas and migration to other countries?

Go to the CDC website:

http://www.cdc.gov

Click on "traveler's health."

Or you could eliminate the drug from your diet that makes you hungry - sugar.

As a straight person who has always had absolutely nothing against gays and would indeed argue for greater gay rights, it's the issue of failing in monogagmy that i struggle with and affects my opinion of gay couples. You might say that's judgemental and that if it works for them why not, but it's only the same standards that i set for myself and my straight friends. Or does the fact that you are being open and honest in your adultery make it different?

That's great that you are monogamous. I wholeheartedly support it and employ it in my relationship.

However, for the majority of gay men, we are already 'outlaws' with respect to our sexuality. We feel fortunate if we live in a community/city/country where there's a majority that recognizes our relationships. With that hanging over our heads, is it not surprising that a lot of men would live-up to the propaganda? I mean, there are so many people saying that our relationships are worthless. For most gay men, this has affected self-perception.

There are other factors - like the fact that men are naturally more promiscuous than women. In a straight relationship, you have a natural moderator of behavior.

Anyway, I'm not justifying promiscuity. But from psychological and statistical standpoints, I understand why it happens.